2950/Perc 6i/SATA running Centos 5

[Tom Cowin]

Thanks Patrick - this did ship from Dell complete, and the drives are 
part number JP263. I was just looking for some text on the packing slip 
or machine front that read 'SATA II' instead of just SATA.

Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com wrote:
> The card doesn't support SATA drives unless they are SATAII, so if they
> came shipped to you from Dell. They will work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Tom Cowin
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:15 PM
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: 2950/Perc 6i/SATA running Centos 5
>
> I just got a 2950 III in with a Perc 6i Integrated Controller, and an 
> array of SATA drives. I haven't loaded the OS yet - I've been reading 
> and trying to get all the driver disks lined up, etc. I've read in a 
> couple places that the RHEL 5 driver for the Perc 6i won't support SATA 
> drives - that they have to be SATAII or SAS? Can anyone either confirm 
> or deny this and set my mind at ease?
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>   

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